Indian Red Lacquer Box Hundi Hanging Lamps These beautifully crafted dishes make

These beautifully crafted dishes make the perfect soap dish but can also be used for jewellery

Used for measuring out rice in bazaars and for cooking

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Indian Red Lacquer Box Hundi Hanging Lamps These beautifully crafted dishes makeLacquer boxes are used for storing jewellery or bindi (the red powder that Indian ladies apply to the forehead signifying the third eye). Lacquering is done by the craftsman on a hand powered lathe. The wooden pot is spun and a lac stick is pressed against the pot. As the pot spins friction softens the lac which coats the surface of the wood. Quite intricate designs can be created by the craftsman using different techniques. Our lacquer boxes come